MQ-25
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Navy/USMC
NAVAIR Head Warns First MQ-25 Flight This Year Still Requires “A Ton Of Work”
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The commander of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) this week warned a lot of work is still required with the new MQ-25 Stingray unmanned carrier-based tanker […]
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Air Boss: Unmanned MQ-25 Will Fly This Year, Opens Way To 6th Gen Collaborative Combat Aircraft
SAN DIEGO – The Navy Air Boss Tuesday confirmed the first MQ-25A Stingray aircraft carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft will start test flying later this year, a necessary step to getting […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Awards Boeing $657 Million Mod For Two More MQ-25s
The Navy awarded Boeing [BA] a $657 million modification to the MQ-25 contract on March 29 to add production and delivery of two more system demonstration test aircraft (SDTA). This […]
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Navy/USMC
BAE Nabs Boeing Contract To Upgrade MQ-25 Computer
BAE Systems said Monday it won a Boeing [BA] contract to upgrade and modernize the vehicle management system computer (VMSC) for the carrier-based MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aircraft refueler. The upgraded […]
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Navy Pushes Back MQ-25A Stingray Unmanned Tanker Timeline After Inspector General Warnings
The Navy pushed back its timeline for the Boeing [BA] MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft after the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DOD OIG) warned the current […]
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DoD Report Details MQ-25 Costs-Schedule Delays Due To Manufacturing Issues
A newly released Defense Department report said the Boeing [BA] MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned tanker average unit procurement costs have increased due to delays in the engineering and manufacturing development […]
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Navy Looks To Move Around MQ-25 Funding Due To EMD Delays
The Navy requested Congress let it move hundreds of millions of dollars related to the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned carrier-based tanker aircraft funds for fiscal year 2023 due to delays in […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Boeing to Invest in Self-Protection Improvements for KC-46A, Future Tankers
Boeing [BA] and its Aurora Flight Sciences subsidiary are working on self-protection improvements for the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus and future tankers, Boeing said at the Paris Air Show on June […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Tests UH-1Y Helicopter With MUOS System For MQ-25 Connection
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) recently conducted an initial flight test of a Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter transmitting data from the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite communications capability […]
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MQ-25 IOC Pushed Back To 2026 Due To Production Maturity Challenges
Production challenges have pushed the initial operational capability (IOC) of the Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray unmanned carrier-based tanker back a year to 2026, a program executive said last week. Speaking during […]
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